Stop for conveyers.



O. T. ADCOX & D. AHEADRIOK.

.STOP FOR OONVEYERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1916.

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3. T. ADGOX & D. A! HEADRIGK.

STOP FOR GONVEYEBS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1909.

5 5?% Patented; Mar. 29, 1910.

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Attorney Application Sun-e 1.

To all whom it 'iTLLl-Q/ c nccm:

Be it known that we, {hiss-are ti.

and DANIEL ii. llninnic citizens of the United States residing andolpln in the parish of Union and e oi Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful linproven'ients in Stops tor Qoi'iveyers; and we do hereby declare the following to he a :tulh clear, and exact description ot the inventi i such as will enable others skilled in the to which it ap-pertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in stops for conveyors and more particularly to that class employed for conveying articles from one point to another and our object is to proride. means for stopping the conveyor operating mechanism should said conveyor become broken.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings torming 3: rt of this application, Figure l is a side elevation of parts of a com showing our improved stopping inecl'ianisin applied thereto, the conveyor being in operative position, Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the stepping mechanism in operation. Fig. a top plan view of the device and, {t is an elevation of a slightly modified form of means for sto iping the driving mechanism.

Referring to the drawings in which simi lar reference numerals desi corresponding parts throughout the several views, indicates the conveyor which in this instance is a chain conveyor, said chain extending around a sprocket 2 and also around an idler sprocket 8, which idler is adapted to hold the chain taut.

The sprocket 2 is positively driven trom a pulley i, which is rotatably mounted upon a shaft 5, power being applied to said pulley through the medium oi a belt 6, which belteXtends around a driving pulley T on the end oi: a line shaft 8 said line shaft being connected direct to the source of power.

The belt is loosely mounted on the pulleys 4i and 7 thereby requiring an idler 9 to hold the belt taut and cause the same to drive the pulley l, said idler being mounted between pivotally mounted standards 10 and when the idler is swung upwardly, the belt will be held sufficiently taut to drive the pulley 4: when the pulley 7 is rotated.

The idler 9 is held in. its elevated position tached to the sta uards 10 by means i t rod while the o; pos to end thereof to be engaged by a weight 15. said wei 1 of such size as to hold the idler in its elerated position and against the belt with sutlicient force to hold the belt taut.

The 'rouble heretofore encountered in do vices of this c is that when the conveyer becomes broken, the driving mechanism continues runnin; and (jieposits the conveyer below the driving mechanism, thereby reipiiring considerable time and labor in releasing and restoring the conveyor to its proper position and to overcome this obiectionable feature we provide means tt'ia: instantly stopping the conveyer driving mechanism the instantthe conveyor becomes broken or loosened, so that it will which means consists of a bearing roller 16, which is attached to a swinging arm 17 carried by parts of the supporting frame for the driving mechanism, said roller being adapted to rest on parts of the conveyor and be-sup ported thereby, whereby when the conveyor becomes loosened. sntiiciently to sag, the roller will descend.

The weight 15 is suspended from one end of a trigger 18, which trigger is pivotally attached to one end of the rocking bar 11, the inner end 19 of which is adapted to enter an opening 20 in a latch 21, the lower end of said latch being likewise pivotally secured to the bar, the opening being so located gs to hold the trigger in a horizontal position when the end 19 is engaged therewith and by extending a cable 22 from the roller 16 to the upper end of the latch 91 and over a sheave 23 directly above the roller 16, the descent of said roller will swing the latch out oi engagement with the trigger and permit the weight to descend and as the roller 16 is of sutlicient weight to raise the weighted end of the rocking bar, the idler 9 will be lowered and the belt 6 loosened, whereby the belt and driving parts will stop rotating and remain stationary even though the driving pulley is still rotatin In Fig. l or' the drawings, the conveyor is shown in its operative position and with the weight suspended from the trigger,

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belt wheel l the sprockets 2 and conveyer mounted thereon will be likewise driven.

This invention is espec ally designed to be used in connection with convevers for removing saw dust from saw mills, bnt it will be clearly understood tnat itcan le used in connection with an term of conveyer operated in the manner shown.

In some instances, the idler 9 is so positioned to rest upon the belt 6 instead ot being pulled into engagement therewith and when so arranged the trigger and latch are to be mounted on the beam 13 or in any other convenient position so that when the weight is released it will drop upon the free end of the rocking bar 11 and raise the idler out of engagement with the belt, such construction being clearl; shown in Fig. & of the t rawings.

That we claim is:

1. The combination with a convever. 2 driving n cans theretor. a bet coopt 'ating with said driving means and an idler to hold said belt taut to operate the driving means and a weight to hold said idler in ene1 upon which the roller 16.

l l l gagement with the belt; of means cotiperating with ti conveyer to release said weight and disengage the idler from the belt when parts of the conveyer sag.

2. Lhe combination with a conveyer, means to operate said conveyer, a belt cooperating with said operating means, an idler adapted to hold said belt taut, a rock ing bar connected to said idler, a trigger on said rocking bar, a weight adapted to be suspended from said trigger and means to release the trigger and permit the weight to descend when the cenveyer is broken. whereby the idler will be released from the beltand the movement of the convcyer stopped.

The combination with a conveyer, a driving mechanism therefor, a belt cooperating with said driving mechanism and an idler to engage said belt: of a rocking bar connected to said idler, a trigger on said rocking bar. a weight adapted to be sus pended from said trigger, a latch adapted to retain said trigger in position to support said weight. a roller resting on parts of said conveyer and a cable extending from the roller to said latch, wherein when the cable th trigger will be released and the weight descend and the idler disengaged from the belt.

in testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLAYTON ADCOK. DAKIEL A. 'ZEADRICK.

lVitnesses JNO. H. VoLz, THOMAS 3V. BRAMLET'I. 

